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UJ’s Department of Commercial Accounting is making a difference at schools in Soweto
As part of their community engagement initiatives in 2022, the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Commercial Accounting conducted learning interventions at two schools in Pimville, Soweto: Emshukantabo Secondary School and Musi Comprehensive Sc … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: February 24, 2023
Collaborations with private sector required to address the student funding gap, says UJ’s Prof Mpedi
The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Vice Chancellor and Principal, Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi gave a keynote address at the Fundi and Mail and Guardian Student Funding webinar that took place on Thursday February 23, 2023. The webinar aimed to discuss … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: February 24, 2023
Vice-Chancellor Message – 24 February 2023
Dear UJ Community, Today, I have the honour to address you for the first time as Acting Vice-Chancellor and Principal of our University. For this, I am grateful to the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, who entrusted me with this ta … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: February 24, 2023
How ChatGPT Could Revolutionize Academia – The AI chatbot could enhance learning, but also creates some challenges
Saurabh Sinha is a professor of microelectronics and deputy vice-chancellor of research and internationalization at the University of Johannesburg. Liz Burd is an education technologies specialist and provost at Griffith University, in Queensland, Aust … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: February 23, 2023
AI holds promise of great good and great harm – global ethical and legal standards are needed
Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi is the incoming Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg. He recently penned an opinion article that first appeared in the Daily Maverick on 22 February 2023. While artificial intelligence has paved the … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: February 23, 2023
The academic year is now in full swing!
Students at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) are excited and ready to begin the academic year! This was the general feeling among students when the UJ media team visited the various UJ campuses to meet with them. The students were all asked to share … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: February 23, 2023
Rooftop solar power: To zero-rate or not…?
Muneer Hassan CA(SA), is Senior Lecturer in Taxation at UJ, lecturer on the Gauteng Board Course, and member of the SAICA National Tax Committee. He recently published an opinion article that first appeared on the The South African Institute of Charter … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: February 22, 2023
Maths prodigy, Kelebogile eyes science and technology career
In conversation with Kelebogile Lonce Pitso, a top learner in Mathematics for the 2022 National Senior Certificate examinations. He is currently registered with UJ’s Faculty of Science. Please tell us about yourself? I was born and raised in Evaton Wes … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: February 22, 2023
Vice-Chancellor Message – 17 February 2023
Dear UJ Community, Last week, the two of us and other colleagues in the University’s Executive Leadership Group (ELG) took a ride on one of our new electric vehicle (EV) buses. This provided us with a first-hand experience of the look and feel of this … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: February 17, 2023
AI is rolling out at science fiction speed — ethics and the law must keep pace
Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi is the incoming Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg. He recently published an opinion article that first appeared in the Daily Maverick on 15 February 2023. If we have any hope of subverting Aldous … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: February 16, 2023